New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-15
d HOIX NINE YEARS OLD.
NEWSPAPERS REPRINT FOOLS DAY STORY ABOUT
Az ALLEGED INVENTION BY EDISON.

NEWSPAPERS REPRINT A FOOLS DAY STORY ABOUT
An ALLEGED INVENTION BY EDISON.
The Washington Post OF Sunday gave conspicuous
place to what purported TO be twocolumn Interview
with Thomas A. Edison on al alleged new electrical
machine called nutrcator," with which the veteran
inventor seemed. ebont ~ reyolutonze all ex-
listing methods OF food-producton As the account ran
Mr. Edison had already made fine quality OF sauterne-
equal Chateau Yquem. in fact-out OF Jersey mud ana
water And by some extraordinary compromising OF the
different chemical elements OF which foods are composed
simply the turning OF the cranks electrical machine
into which the crude atoms and molecuas had been
crowded unlimited quantity Of eatables-ish, flesh
and fowl-was to be ground out "In ten years., Mr..
Edison made say, my machines VIII be used 10
provide the tables OF the civilized world Meat VIII no
longer be killed vegetables grown my methods being
30 much cheaper"
The interview was autographed from Washington and
column abstract OF IL printed on the hrst page oi
yesterdays World
Inquiry shows that tho whole thing was hoax. The
alleged interview IA nothing buta reprint without cred
OF lst OF April article written In 1873 by W. A Cronut
and published In The Ne,c- York Grdphc Mr. Crofuts
article ended with paragraph In which II Is male pam
that the "interview" Is only imaginary one. The
writer In The Washington Post snply took the Dody Oh
the buresque word for word AMI II In with Timely
note OF Mr. Edisons Journey last week 10
Florida. Along with the supposed interview
both The Post and The World short article was pfih'eu
on Mr. Edisons health He said 10 be completely
broken down with lung trouble from when ne coiu iot
recover. Ills return from Florida was Thought uhikcy'
Hints thrown out that the Inventor was tenn
pofarily derangcd.
Friends OF Mr. Edison In town were much eNefelseu yes
teraY about these rumOrs. President Johhson ol the
Edison Electric Light Company who stands III closer re-
perhaps with Mr.. Edison than any other man. su
that the report Ia Mr. EdisOns hcnth WIS chtHciy
without foundation He had attack Of pleurisy III
December. aud WAS dangerously i'll for week OF
two. A recent examination by Dr. LOOMS showed now
rycr. that his lungs sound. He whs able 10 atehu
business by tho end OF January aud last week ne
started for his Florida farm al Palatkh Inc pio"tisy
nj disappeared 80 far that IL was Thought unnecessary
by Dr LOOMS and ChadbourDe, his physcihns 10 ihNo
a medical attendant sent south with hiu- ar Edison
was suffering from an absccSs on one arm PRODUCED ny
many hypOdernic Injections and tho Inflammation
which followed them. Otherwise lie was IN good heaiti
Telegram was received from him yesterday III winch
he said that he was getting along well ,
A. Ia his arrangement, nothing could DO more apsru'
with himself aud some representatives, OF ileAci, oi
gan Co.. Mr. Edison had arranged last week for loan
Of 100000 TO start new light plants lie was KEEP en-
gagged with all sorts OF business matters up 10 o WI VI
his starting for florida MIR. johnson had never knoMn
tho Inventors mind to be clearer or keener th"h " wa"
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